very well said (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
you think the victim blaming is debatable??? um bbg why would it be okay to blame the victim he was literally tied up and raped while saying no
2, you saying remove it and the story loses its twisted theme like girl why would you wanna make a story with the plot being based off rape manifesting their feelings?
read it again, i never blamed the victim. im explaining his behavior and reaction. also, fiction is not all butterflies and rainbows, just like real life, you don't expect people to be all nice. it's not a story meant for moral instruction, it's about THESE TWO PEOPLE and THEIR OWN FEELINGS.
good for you, you're woke enough to realize the real life shouldnt be like this. that's your take with reality as basis. mine is simply deconstructing the story as FICTION, not a model of moral virtues.
literary analysis exists coz there are different genres, themes, and motifs. if you can't separate reality from fiction, I'm worried for you.
I never said you blamed the victim, you read it again. I said you think the victim blaming part is debatable, which you did say. Idc if reality isn't all rainbows and butterflies, that doesn't mean you should go ahead and write stories with the plot being based off rape, yeah genres like that exists, that doesn't make it okay
right, i did say victim blaming is debateable HERE. not in general. and that's because he himself WANTED it. don't you understand his internal conflict? it wasn't the act he hated, he hated how much he wants to accept their mutual attraction but he's afraid. that's the difference with REAL LIFE and FICTION. EVERYTHING is bared here, their thoughts and intentions. and it's not meant to be taken as a model of moral conduct.
also, this is a psychological genre unfolding human's toxicity. consider the tone, theme, and motif. take fiction as fiction when human thoughts are explored.
go read your fairytales and slice of life instead of pushing your moral virtues on a psychological genre meant to unravel thought process. youre not meant to read this anyway
Its debatable because he wanted it??? ummm sis he was tied up and screamed no what do you not understand? 2 I don't read/watch slice of life stuff I'm just the kinda person who doesn't like rape, fiction or not. Ppl like you disgust me
whatever floats your boat~
Yes, there is rape. It is not justifiable, but it is purposeful.
First, the theme is possessiveness. The two characters with opposite personalities are mutually desiring each other. However, while Tsugi embraces the psychological snap of obsessive possessiveness, Kiyou desperately denies his own.
Second, their twisted characterization manifests during the rape. Kiyou is swayed, desperate, and guilty. He is conflicted with his desire, fear, and guilt as he experience Tsugi's attempts to possess him. It is verified when he voluntarily approaches Tsugi and concede. He wanted Tsugi just as much which is why he feels guilty for always hurting Tsugi. I also think victim blaming is debateable here.
Third, it's isolated meaning the plot is catered only for these two people. Kiyou hated how he reacts when Tsugi desires him and his jealousy manifests even after it. He doesn't hate the sex nor Tsugi, he hates the fact that he just might admit his feelings.
These three reasons make the rape readable. Remove it and the story loses its twisted mood, it'll change the whole vibe and characterization. So, yeah. take a hike if you can't handle/process it because it isn't meant for you.